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“If we want to help Ukraine, we will do it outside the EU budget and on an annual basis! This is the only democratic position five months before the elections,” said the Prime Minister on the “X” platform, referring to the upcoming European parliamentary elections in June.
The question of aid to Ukraine continues to be intensively discussed in Brussels, but Budapest is skeptical about the chances of a breakthrough.
“The positions are far apart, so it is not clear whether an agreement can be reached,”
The head of the Orbán administration, Gergej Gujas, said this at a press conference on Thursday.
“It wouldn’t be a tragedy either,” he continued, admitting as much
A “26-party solution” without Hungary’s participation is possible.
In return for lifting the veto on aid to Ukraine, Orbán demanded the release of all EU funds to Hungary, which are currently frozen.
Brussels is calling for progress on the so-called rule of law, including stricter public order requirements, respect for academic freedom and LGBT rights, and respect for migrants’ right to apply for asylum.
Gujaš said there would be no compromise on “migration and children’s rights,” pointing out that Brussels was in a “brutal power struggle” and had even less respect for the law than in the former Soviet Union.
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